Philippines — AI Gap Index

21%

6/28

AI Gap Index

4/10

Schools

0/8

Workforce

1/6

Governance

1/4

Access

Schools 4/10

D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 DepEd introduced AI literacy as a life skill via Department Order No. 003 s. 2026 and launched the AGAP.AI programme targeting 1.5 million students, teachers, and parents; national AI curriculum under development for Q2 2026. ^[1]

D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0

D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 DepEd DO 003 s. 2026 establishes an ethical, human-centred framework for AI use in basic education, with risk-stratified oversight requirements. ^[1]

D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 Project AGAP.AI launched Jan 9, 2026 with presidential backing; 12-session training modules for 300,000 teachers covering AI fundamentals, ethics, privacy, and classroom implementation; funded by ASEAN Foundation and Google.org; DepEd/Microsoft partnership (Feb 2026) provides Copilot tools and in-service training. Delivered ahead of full curriculum rollout but not yet mandated by binding law with a minimum defined standard. ^{[1], [4]}

D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 DepEd allocated PHP 100 million for establishment of dedicated AI Center as of April 2026, providing domestic institutional funding for AI infrastructure beyond donor-dependent programmes. ^[2]

Workforce 0/8

D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0

D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0

D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0

D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0

Civil Service & Governance 1/6

D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 DepEd administrative framework (DO 003 s. 2026) and Supreme Court judiciary AI governance (Apr 2026) provide sectoral governance. DEPDev unveiled draft National AI Governance Framework (Apr 29, 2026) intended as cross-government coordinating structure; finalisation expected within two months. No standalone AI law or independent enforcement regulator yet enacted. ^{[1], [2], [3]}

D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0

D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0

Public Access 1/4

D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Project AGAP.AI provides free AI literacy training to 1.05 million learners, 300,000 teachers, and 150,000 parents via government-backed programme funded by ASEAN Foundation and Google.org; DepEd/Microsoft partnership extends public access to AI tools and training materials for schools nationwide. ^[4]

D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0

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Index history

May 30, 2026 6/28 Refresh pass: AGAP.AI teacher training at scale (300K teachers, funded) raises dim 4 from 0 to 1; AGAP.AI public access (1.05M learners, free) raises dim 13 from 0 to 1; DEPDev draft National AI Governance Framework unveiled Apr 29, 2026 (dim 10 note updated); total score increases from 4 to 6.

April 26, 2026 4/28 Refresh pass: DepEd allocated PHP 100M for AI Center (dimension 5); Supreme Court adopted human-centered AI governance framework for judiciary (dimension 10 reinforced); scores increased from 3 to 4 with dedicated funding commitment.

March 19, 2026 3/28 First research pass: DepEd AI policy framework (DO 003 s. 2026) and AGAP.AI programme scored; curriculum not yet enacted as law; no workforce or public access provisions found.